Container



Jan. 26, 1943. R. c. TAYLOR CONTAINER Filed Sevpt. 16, 1959 BY vl. 0. w

ATToRNEYa lfruit:juicesffor the ence toasanitaryfibre container of a construc- 1 ...tion whereiniwateri'm.:other-f undesirable. ,sub v 'stanc'esicozningsin contact-with.thetop .of ,the containerare preventedfromv running.' into they.

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The vinvention a .c

the John M. Hothersa11.f.IJ-.1.1ited states,

an improvement on the thereof.

The invention contemplates acontainer top member which is secured to the body of the container by interfolding of marginal portions of the top and the body members in anend seam, the top member having a vertical upturned annular wall surrounding a pouring opening to keep water and other undesirable matter that may come in contact with the top of an opened container from draining in through the pouring opening.

An object of the invention, therefore, is the provision of a sanitary fibre container for milk and other beverages wherein the raised marginal edge defining the pouring opening in the top closure member functions in the same manner as a pouring spout i. e. the extended edge tends to discharge the liquid clear of the container top and parts thereof.

Another object is the provision of such a container wherein the top closure member Ahas a raised annular collar formed from the wall bordering the dispensing opening, providing an increased frictional holding surface for the plug closure and improving the seal of the cover parts. I

Numerous other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent as it is better understood from the following description, which, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, discloses a preferred embodiment thereof.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the upper part of a container embodying the present inventionand illustrating the top of the sealed container sealed by the closure member;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the hinged closure member in its opened position upon the container; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional view A- nstitutes an improvement',

'1' `ASupon the `container, illustrated and described inf. ,Eatent 6, 1937, and is especiallyl top closure construction v fjooNrArN': En Russell C. Taylor, Greenwich; Conn., AmeribafCan Company', New York;y N. Y., a i

corporation of New Jersey" -i 1"; .Sgembefizsan;Seele@" i-cl'aim. .iol. 229-7) i -2-.The p'res'entiinvention.'relates ,eontainers for packaging andndeliveryfof liquids, suchfas milk,

:like and has particular-referbefor'ekmentio i ybodiihjent pf the invention.

container fof the general' 'conin etailfin the patent herein- .di The 'wieirlr "bril'efiy, comesasubstantiallyrectangular'body II closed at its ends withfsuitable top :andfbottorrr' closure The closure members'are'generally fe'rred" 1. drawing. sh

alike a'n'el for'the 'purpose'of the'invention only .the top closureumember need beillustratedi This broadly"designa'ted'bythe numeral lI 2.lv

The body I I is preferably formed from a single sheet of brous material folded at right angles to provide four side walls designated by the numeral I3. The edges of the sheet are joined along one of the side walls by overlapping the short edges of the sheet to form a vertical lap side seam III (Figs. l and 2). The seam edges are preferably secured with a suitable adhesive so that a liquid tight side seam results.

The end members, as exemplied by the top closure member I2, are preferably square and formed of fibrous material. Fig. 3 of the drawing shows in detail how the top closure member I2 is interlocked with the adjacent end or marginal portion of the body, the body marginal portions being bent inwardly as at l5 and thence outwardly as at I6 thereby providing a ledge I1 which extends circumferentially of the body upon which the closure member I2 is supported. The eXtreme edges of the body marginal portions are bent upwardly and thence inwardly over the outer edges of the closure member thus providing opposite end flanges I8 which hold the closure member in place.

The bent parts I6, I8 of the body adjacent its ends and the edges of the top closure member I2 are preferably secured with a suitable liquid proof adhesive. Thus far the description fits the Hothersall patented container referred to above. rlhe liquid tight end seam thus provided is indicated by the numeral I9.

. The top closure member I2 (Figs. 2 and 3) has a vertical or upstanding annular flange wall 2l defining a pouring opening 22 located adjacent one corner of the closure member. This wall or annular collar imparts a spout effect for dispensing through the pouring opening and deflects and guides fluid contents issuing from the container so that such contents donot pour over and strike upon the outer surface of the closure member I2 or upon the fiat flange I8. This produces a clean and sanitary dispenser outlet.

A hinged closure 23 is provided for closing the pouring opening 22. Should liquid or other sub-f stance come in contact with the closure member, whether the hinged closure is opened or closed, it would drain off and not run past the annular collar into the pouring opening with possible contamination of the container contents. The top of the annular wall is substantially at the same level or at least as high as the tcp of the at flange I8'.

The hinged closure member 23 (Fig. 2) is formed with a drawn plug section l24 which ts into and closes the pouring opening. To insure a more secure seal for a filled can this drawn plug section may he slightly altered in shape by a suitable expanding tool to form a circumferential bead 25, as illustrated in Fig. 3. This bead is thus formed from the material of the plug 24 and is pressed beneath the raised annular wall2| to more eiectively seal the auxiliary member in its closed position. The waxed or otherwise treated surface of the plug 24, frictionally engaging with the inner wall 2| of the opening 22, makes this a liquid tight closure.

The hinged closure member 23 is hingedly secured to the top closure member' I 2 by a Wire staple 2B thereby permitting the closure member to be swung back, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This facilitates pouring out of the containercontents. The closure element 23 where it surrounds the pouring end, rests tightly upon the at flange I8 (Fig. 3) thereby protecting the covered parts from contamination an giving added protection against contamination of the contents of the container.

It is thought that the invention and many of its attendant advantages will be understood from the foregoing description, and it will be apparent that various changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing all of its material advantages, the form hereinbefore described being merely a preferred embodiment thereof.

I claim:

A container comprising a tubular fibre body having an end portion thereof inclined inwardly and 4thence extended outwardly to provide a substantially flat end support ledge and thence extending upwardly and terminating in an inwardly extending peripheral flange of single thickness, a substantially fiat end closure member having its peripheral portion engaging and supported by said ledge andl enclosed within said body flange to constitute an end yjoint, said end closure member having'a vertically disposed annular iiange surrounding and dening 1a dispensing opening adjacent the margin of the container, said closure member ange constituting a spout wall having a vertical dimension at least equal to the thickness of said body flange to prevent undesirable contaminating foreign matter on the end closure member from flowing into the dispensing opening, and a closure element hingedly secured to said end closure member for closing the dispensing opening, the outer edge of said spout wall engaging beneath said hinged closure element and an outer portion of said element resting in substantially at close contacting engagement with said inwardly extendingterminal body flange, when the container is closed.

RUSSELL C. TAYLOR. 

